overtowerv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈtaʊə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈtaʊ(ə)r/

Forms: see over- prefix and tower v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, tower v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + tower v. Compare earlier overtowering adj.

transitive. To tower over or above. Frequently figurative: to surpass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > make high(er) [verb (transitive)] > exceed in height

surmountc1374

overpassa1400

passc1400

overpeer1565

overcrop1567

overlook1567

overtop1578

top1582

superate1599

overtip?a1607

over-heighten?1611

out-topa1672

overtower1812

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)]

overstyeOE

overshinec1175

overgoc1225

passc1225

surmountc1369

forpassc1374

overmatcha1375

overpassa1382

to pass overa1393

overcomec1400

outpass?a1425

exceedc1425

precedec1425

superexcelc1429

transcendc1430

precel?a1439

outcut1447

overgrowc1475

to come over ——a1479

excel1493

overleapa1500

vanquish1533

outweigh1534

prevent1540

better1548

preferc1550

outgo1553

surpassa1555

exsuperate1559

cote1566

overtop1567

outrun1575

outstrip1579

outsail1580

overruna1586

pre-excel1587

outbid1589

outbrave1589

out-cote1589

top1590

outmatch1593

outvie1594

superate1595

surbravec1600

oversile1608

over-height1611

overstride1614

outdoa1616

outlustrea1616

outpeera1616

outstrikea1616

outrival1622

antecede1624

out-top1624

antecell1625

out-pitch1627

over-merit1629

outblazea1634

surmatch1636

overdoa1640

overact1643

outact1644

worst1646

overspana1657

outsoar1674

outdazzle1691

to cut down1713

ding1724

to cut out1738

cap1821

by-pass1848

overtower1850

pretergress1851

outray1876

outreach1879

cut1884

outperform1937

outrate1955

one-up1963

1812 J. Galt Agamemnon i. viii, in Tragedies 72 Rapid transmutation from a slave, To wealth that over-tower'd our proudest antients.

1831 W. O. Porter & J. Porter Sir Edward Seaward's Narr. I. 58 The high rock which overtowered our vessel.

1850 S. Ellis Pique II. iv. 87 Money was the grand desideratum which enabled people to overtower their fellows.

1891 W. Wilson in Atlantic Monthly Sept. 409/1 Life quite overtowers logic.

1904 J. London Sea-wolf xvii. 157 Slowly the whole eastern sky filled with clouds that overtowered us like some black sierra of the infernal regions.

1928 E. Blom Limitations Mus. 18 As an artist..he [sc. Mozart] overtowers every other figure in musical history.

1990 R. Scarce Eco-warriors iv. xv. 248 She lies on her side in the mud of the trail, overtowered by the green loudness of fronds and ferns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overtower
释义	overtowerv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈtaʊə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtaʊ(ə)r/ Forms: see over- prefix and tower v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, tower v. Etymology: < over- prefix + tower v. Compare earlier overtowering adj. transitive. To tower over or above. Frequently figurative: to surpass. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > make high(er) [verb (transitive)] > exceed in height surmountc1374 overpassa1400 passc1400 overpeer1565 overcrop1567 overlook1567 overtop1578 top1582 superate1599 overtip?a1607 over-heighten?1611 out-topa1672 overtower1812 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)] overstyeOE overshinec1175 overgoc1225 passc1225 surmountc1369 forpassc1374 overmatcha1375 overpassa1382 to pass overa1393 overcomec1400 outpass?a1425 exceedc1425 precedec1425 superexcelc1429 transcendc1430 precel?a1439 outcut1447 overgrowc1475 to come over ——a1479 excel1493 overleapa1500 vanquish1533 outweigh1534 prevent1540 better1548 preferc1550 outgo1553 surpassa1555 exsuperate1559 cote1566 overtop1567 outrun1575 outstrip1579 outsail1580 overruna1586 pre-excel1587 outbid1589 outbrave1589 out-cote1589 top1590 outmatch1593 outvie1594 superate1595 surbravec1600 oversile1608 over-height1611 overstride1614 outdoa1616 outlustrea1616 outpeera1616 outstrikea1616 outrival1622 antecede1624 out-top1624 antecell1625 out-pitch1627 over-merit1629 outblazea1634 surmatch1636 overdoa1640 overact1643 outact1644 worst1646 overspana1657 outsoar1674 outdazzle1691 to cut down1713 ding1724 to cut out1738 cap1821 by-pass1848 overtower1850 pretergress1851 outray1876 outreach1879 cut1884 outperform1937 outrate1955 one-up1963 1812 J. Galt Agamemnon i. viii, in Tragedies 72 Rapid transmutation from a slave, To wealth that over-tower'd our proudest antients. 1831 W. O. Porter & J. Porter Sir Edward Seaward's Narr. I. 58 The high rock which overtowered our vessel. 1850 S. Ellis Pique II. iv. 87 Money was the grand desideratum which enabled people to overtower their fellows. 1891 W. Wilson in Atlantic Monthly Sept. 409/1 Life quite overtowers logic. 1904 J. London Sea-wolf xvii. 157 Slowly the whole eastern sky filled with clouds that overtowered us like some black sierra of the infernal regions. 1928 E. Blom Limitations Mus. 18 As an artist..he [sc. Mozart] overtowers every other figure in musical history. 1990 R. Scarce Eco-warriors iv. xv. 248 She lies on her side in the mud of the trail, overtowered by the green loudness of fronds and ferns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1812
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